Blackboard Tree vs Impatiens Downy Mildew

Alstonia scholaris compared with Plasmopara obducens

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Impatiens Downy Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Impatiens Downy Mildew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Plasmopara
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Plasmopara obducens

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Impatiens Downy Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Impatiens Downy Mildew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Impatiens Downy Mildew

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.